Question

Which of the following Governor Generals had abolished slavery in India?

• A. Lord Cornwallis
• B. Lord Wellesley
• C. Lord William Bentinck
• D. Lord Ellenborough

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lord Ellenborough

It was Lord Ellenborough who abolished slavery in India. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.